Northern Virginia

A man on trial for an alleged double murder in Alexandria in July 2022 admits he shot and killed two construction workers but claims he shot them in self-defense during a fight near the site where they were working. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the latest details from court.

The group considered ways to connect transit services across different regions and how to streamline factors like payment methods and routes.

On Tuesday, gang leader Melvin Canales Saldana, whose orders set off the killings, was sentenced to life in prison, as was another gang member convicted of carrying out one of them.

The family of Kate Laporta is raising money for college funds for her two children, processing their grief and helping fulfill the greatest wish of a woman fatally shot in Fairfax County.

The family of a Fairfax County mother who was shot and killed earlier this month is sharing new details about their loved ones. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

The George Washington University encampment persists after demonstrators removed barriers while protestors were arrested at the Virginia Commonwealth University after a clash with police. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

A speed camera in Fairfax County has been installed blocks away from the site of a deadly 2022 pedestrian crash. Three Oakton High School students were on Blake Lane on June 7, 2022, when a teen driving 81 mph in a 35 mph zone struck and killed two girls in ninth grade. The third student was seriously injured. This month,…

Police are investigating whether two crimes at a Fairfax County jewelry store are related. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

Residents say they had safety concerns before two teenagers were struck and killed in Oakton. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Nine of the protestors arrested were students.

Since 1984, the race has taken runners in Northern Virginia through the scenic parts of Alexandria. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Strawberry picking is just weeks away! The sweet summer fruit is ripening at Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton, Virginia.

Family and friends gathered to honor the two little boys who died days after being pulled from a house fire in Fairfax County. The Brice family held a memorial for Zachariah and William at the World of Life Church. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A man who worked in an after-school program in Arlington County, Virginia, has been arrested and is accused of showing pornography to minors, police say.

There were tears throughout a Fairfax County courtroom Thursday as the parents of two teenage girls killed by a speeding driver described their incredible loss. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey shares what the grieving families had to say.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey was in the courtroom when a Fairfax County teen was convicted for a high-speed crash that killed two teen girls. She reports live moments after the verdict.

A former executive at United Way is suing the nonprofit based in Alexandria, saying she experienced sexual harassment and a hostile workplace during her time there. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Several agents and tactical vehicles descended upon a Northern Virginia middle school Wednesday to satisfy one student’s curiosity about the FBI. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder was at Willard Middle School as the agency responded in person to a letter from the boy.

“I believe a concerted effort was made to create a workplace that was so hostile, I’d surely quit. I’m not a quitter. And when that didn’t happen, I was terminated,” Bowman said.

A jury on Wednesday rejected a woman’s lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Fairfax County Public Schools over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler.